Groceries and convenience · County · Washington
Grocery stores in Benton County, WA
How Benton County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #466 of 2,070 scored counties
#4 of 34 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 52
- 15 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $489.4M
- On groceries · $6,270 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,722
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,270 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $489.4M a year on groceries. Spread across 52 grocery stores, that is $9.4M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Benton County has 52 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Benton County was 32 in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,439 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Benton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benton County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Benton County is 68 (upper middle), #466 of 2,070 scored counties and #4 of 34 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Benton County compares
The same measures for Washington and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.4M | $9.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,439 | 1,931 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +5.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,270 | $6,520 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $89,874 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 32+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,433
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Benton County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,722+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,046
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,700 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $89,874+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,863
- Median home value
- $407,800
- Jobs located here
- 96,177
- Daytime population
- 214,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Washington, with Benton County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clark County, WA | 81 | 97 | 4.9 | $13.1M | +5.3% | #169 of 2,070 |
| 2Kitsap County, WA | 71 | 59 | 5.4 | $12.1M | +2.7% | #377 of 2,070 |
| 3Snohomish County, WA | 70 | 188 | 5.9 | $11.4M | +4.9% | #408 of 2,070 |
| 4Benton County, WA | 68 | 52 | 6.7 | $9.4M | +6.9% | #466 of 2,070 |
| 5Pierce County, WA | 67 | 185 | 5.3 | $12.4M | +2.5% | #477 of 2,070 |
| 6Thurston County, WA | 67 | 70 | 5.9 | $10.8M | +2.8% | #483 of 2,070 |
| 7Spokane County, WA | 66 | 126 | 5.8 | $10.4M | +3.2% | #515 of 2,070 |
| 8Cowlitz County, WA | 64 | 22 | 5.0 | $11.8M | +3.5% | #563 of 2,070 |
| 9Douglas County, WA | 60 | 10 | 6.3 | $9.9M | +8.0% | #679 of 2,070 |
| 10Franklin County, WA | 59 | 20 | 6.7 | $9.3M | +5.6% | #722 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Benton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores75
- Grocery stores68
- Convenience stores81
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Benton County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 grocery stores in Benton County. 15 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Benton County, WA spend on groceries?
About $489.4M a year, or $6,270 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.4M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,046 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, WA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Benton County has 6.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Benton County would have about 53, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,439 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 221,722 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,046 households. The median household income in Benton County is $89,874 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Benton County scores 68 for grocery stores (upper middle), #466 of 2,070 scored counties.
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